Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

Armageddon: Chess for TV · 2019 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Armageddon: Chess for TV
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.2
Date 2019.06.16
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2r2k2/5p1p/6p1/1N6/2Pp3P/5PP1/3R2K1 b - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Qf3 Rb8
  12. 12.Rad1 Bg4
  13. 13.Qxg4 Nxg4
  14. 14.Bxd8 Rfxd8
  15. 15.Na4 Bd6
  16. 16.h3 Ne5
  17. 17.Rfe1 g6
  18. 18.Bf1 Re8
  19. 19.b3 Bb4
  20. 20.c3 Ba5
  21. 21.b4 Bc7
  22. 22.Nc5 Bd6
  23. 23.Nb3 Bc7
  24. 24.a4 g5
  25. 25.a5 h6
  26. 26.Nd4 Bd6
  27. 27.Re3 c5
  28. 28.Nf5 Bf8
  29. 29.Rxd5 f6
  30. 30.b5 Red8
  31. 31.Rxd8 Rxd8
  32. 32.Re1 c4
  33. 33.b6 axb6
  34. 34.axb6 Bc5
  35. 35.b7 Nd3
  36. 36.Bxd3 cxd3
  37. 37.Rd1 Ba7
  38. 38.Ne7+ Kf7
  39. 39.Nc6 Rd7
  40. 40.Nxa7 Rxb7
  41. 41.Nc6 Rc7
  42. 42.Nb4

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